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3 Scrumptious Pancake Recipes

3 Scrumptious Pancake Recipes

The first Dairy Book of Home Cookery was published over 50 years ago, and people have been feeding their families from it ever since.

This cookery ‘bible’ has all those essentials in it that we turn to time-after-time.

The pancake recipe must have been used hundreds of thousands, if not millions of times.

I like to think about the fun had by so many families when cooking this recipe – the glee from the children allowed pancakes mid-week, the giggles shared when attempting to toss a pancake, the debates about which toppings are best.

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, so get whisking and treat yourself to a chuckle trying to flip your pancakes.

 

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Here’s that classic pancake recipe for you to enjoy, and three more scrumptious pancake recipes that are a little more adventurous than lemon and sugar.

Mushroom Pancakes

Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Pancake Bake

Crépes with Brandy Marmalade Sauce

 

 

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Emily Davenport

Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

5 Restaurant-Style Recipes for Valentine’s Day at Home

5 Restaurant-Style Recipes for Two

No, I can’t believe its Valentine’s Day tomorrow either…

However, if anything, this past year has brought my partner and me closer than ever, and I am grateful for the endless cups of tea and the support he showed when things were difficult.

To express my appreciation, I am going to prepare a lovely restaurant-style meal for two, using delicious recipes from the cookbook Just For One Or Two.

Neither of us are starter-people, so for the main: Griddled Lamb with Fresh Pesto, served with soft and creamy celeriac mash, and wholesome ratatouille. Then for dessert: Lemon Posset topped with fresh juicy berries, one of his absolute favourites!

For more inspiration on how you can treat your loved one – which is not limited to Valentine’s Day! – take a look at our recipe collection, Restaurant-Style Meals for 2.

Win a copy of Just For One or Two

Of course, Valentine’s Day could not be celebrated properly without showing the love we have for our customers, so we are giving away a copy of the popular Just For One Or Two, which is full of perfect recipes for a restaurant-style dinner, at home.

Enter below by telling us how many recipes are found within the book. You can find the answer on Just For One Or Two’s page here.

Win a Just For One or Two cookbook.

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Triple your chances of winning by heading to our Facebook and Instagram pages, where you can enter there too! Good luck.

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Emma Snow

Emma Snow

I am the Brand Executive for Dairy Diary. A passionate foodie (with a very sweet-tooth). Who likes to blog about all things DIY & scrumptious recipes.

Gorgeous Valentine’s gift causes a stir on social media!

Brownie Hearts

An almost too-pretty-to-eat recipe has caused quite a stir on social media!

 

The Brownie Hearts from the 2021 Dairy Diary have been appearing all over Instagram and Facebook, whipped-up by passionate foodies.

Now, I don’t think I can imagine anything more thoughtful than a handmade gift, whether that be a Valentine’s card from your not-so-secret-admirer, or delicious treats to enjoy.

The attention to detail and time that has been taken to craft or bake something, with me in mind is so special in my opinion.

GO TO RECIPE

Win a bundle of fabulous cookbooks

As it is Valentine’s Day soon, we would love to see you treat your loved-one to a batch of these brownies. Post a picture to your social media account, and don’t forget to tag us!

Our favourite will win a bundle of fabulous cookbooks stashed inside a pretty Dairy Diary shopping bag.

Emma Snow

Emma Snow

I am the Brand Executive for Dairy Diary. A passionate foodie (with a very sweet-tooth). Who likes to blog about all things DIY & scrumptious recipes.

Your Top 5 Recipes of 2020

Your Top 5 Recipes of 2020

Here are your
Top 5 Recipes of 2020

We get thousands of visitors to our website, and in particular the recipe collections, but an astonishing 66,000 people viewed the Boiled Fruit Cake recipe! It just goes to show how good it is.

66,000 people viewed the
Boiled Fruit Cake recipe!

This particular recipe features with plenty more favourites in our Dairy Diary Favourites cookbook; a compendium of the most-requested recipes of all time.

Here is that very fruit cake recipe, as well as the others that appeared in the top 5 recipes of 2020.

I have to say, you all have very good taste and I wish I could come round for tea as these are all absolutely delish!

What would your top 5 recipes of 2020 be?

Please let us know in the comments below.

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Boiled Fruit Cake

“I’ve been making this cake since the early eighties from my ‘Dairy Diary’. I’m thrilled I’ve found it again, it’s a totally gorgeous cake! Love it ! ”
Bernadette

Recipe taken from the Dairy Diary Favourites cookbook.

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Speedy Chocolate Sponge Puddings

Delectable Chocolate Sponge Puddings smothered with a rich dark chocolate sauce.

Totally irresistible.

A Dairy Diary recipe.

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Pineapple, Coconut & Fruit Loaf

One of our favourite recipes too!

It’s super-simple yet packed with flavour and texture. You must try it!

CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE

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Yogurt Cake

It’s yummy, but I think its appeal is down to its simplicity. It’s incredibly quick to make.

Give it a try, you won’t believe how speedy it is.

A Dairy Diary recipe.

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Gooseberry & Ginger Jam

I think this Gooseberry & Ginger Jam is my favourite jam of all time.

Yum!

A Dairy Diary Recipe.

CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE

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Dairy Diary Favourites CookbookDairy Diary Favourites

Enjoy Boiled Fruit Cake plus 99 more of the best recipes from 35 years of the Dairy Diary, including at least one from each edition.

From speedy weekday meals to tested crowd-pleasers, there is something for everyone in this beautiful cookbook.

In stock £8.25

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Emily Davenport
Emily Davenport
I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

Burns Night Haggis Samosas

Haggis Samosas

It’s Burns Night this evening, which gives us (Scottish or not) the excuse to enjoy haggis

 

I have the confess that I didn’t actually try haggis until last year. What a revelation! I can’t believe I have been missing out all these years.

In this Dairy Diary recipe, the haggis is mixed with carrot and rice and encased in filo pastry to make these delicious samosas.

A twist on a classic – but a delicious one.

“Some hae meat and canna eat,
 And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.”

 

Haggis SamosasBurns Night
Haggis Samosas

A Dairy Diary recipe.

 

 

Burns Night celebrates the life and poetry of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.

 

 

Emily Davenport
Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

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Feel-Good Food

Braised Beef with Stilton Scones

If ever there was a time we needed feel-good food, it’s now

Food plays such an important role in nourishing and comforting us, and the art of cooking can be cathartic too.

This wintry dish of slow-cooked beef topped with cheesy scones is an absolute treat.

Braised Beef with Stilton SconesRecipe of the Week:
Braised Beef with Stilton Scones

Free Shopping BagThis recipe is taken from one of my favourite cookbooks, Fantastic Food for Less

This cookbook is all about cooking delicious meals more economically.

The recipes in it are really good and all are inexpensive to produce. Winner!

Don’t miss your FREE shopping bag!

And for a very limited time only, with every Fantastic Food for Less you get a gorgeous Dairy Diary shopping bag worth £6.99 – completely free!*

*Offer available while stocks last.

For more feel-good food take a look at our recipe collection 5 Feel-Good Recipes

Emily Davenport
Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

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